Spring for beds, couches, and the like.



A. GARMISE. SPRING FOR BEDS, OOUGHES, AND THE LIKE.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 14, 1913,

Patented Aug.

ADOLTH GAEME a coneoimrrou on NEW YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

GN E E3 SUSI ENSIQN BED SPRING MAN- war...

DIEM} 339361 CGUCHES, AND THE LIKE.

Put outed Aug. 19,1913.

Application filled Jenner 14-, 1913. I Serial 2 741,988.

To all whom 2'15 may concern Be it knownthat l" Kin-own Garnish, s

. citizen of the United States of America. and

, ing is a specification.

This invention has rein-once to inu'irovements in springs for beds, couches, sot'as sofa-beds and the lilre.

It is the special purpose of my invention to produce springs for beds and the lilac which are provided with means for preventing sagging. The middle portion of a bed spring yields, settles or sinks (luring continued use and even very strong springs get deformed and distorted in the course of time. At the same time these means for preventing the tagging of the spring should be elastic to a certain degree so as to prevent the spring from becoming rather rigid. To attain this desirable purpose the. corner supports of th spring forn'x upward extensions from which the elastic means for preventing the sagging" are suspended. These means arc the middle side portions of the spring. in this manner the means for preventing the sagging are entirely out of the way when the spring is in use. Additional means are pro vi li-id on the lower surface of the middle portion of the spring for strengthening this portion so that it will support heavy weights without becoming deformed in the course of time.

By simplicity of construction the cost of production has been kept low. Various de tails of construction have also been improved with a view of attaining the above desirable objects, and it has been sought to produce an article of neat appearance, all as will be fully described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying druvw ing in which:

Figure 1 represents in side elevation an improved spring for beds couches andthe like which embodies in. desirable form the present improvements 2 is s top plan view of the middle edge portion of the spring. Fig. 3 is 2. cross section on enlurgeii is on line 3-s of Fig. 1..

n View braces tor supoortl s .3 -13 .1. i .ddle portion Us. the

secured with their middle portions to of the spring.

Fig. 5 illustrates a modification in the connection of certain parts.

Similar characters of reference denote like parts in all the figures. I

In the drawing a represents the bed spring proper composed usually of a vtabric woven or coiled spiral wire. The spring has enlarged, strengthened edge portions a. It is mounted in substantial frame Work comprising strong; side bars, rods or pipes b which are each secured in two corner sup. ports 1 These corner supports are con-- nected by angular cross braces (Z. The spring; is mounted on these side braces (ll. If desired coiled cylindrical springs e inay be interposed between the spring proper and the top portion of the angular braces (l' as shown in Fig. l. The described parts constitute the usual elements of a bed spring.

In order to prevent the? sagging of the spring;- I have provided suspended cables f for strengthening and supporting the mid (lle portionof the spring. F or the purpose of rendering it possible to suspend the cables, each corner support has an upward extension c which is cast integral with the support as shown in Fig. 1. These extensions c of the corner supports thus are an essential element in the present construction of bed springs. The cables 7 of which two are provided one each provided two corner supports. are secured to the top portion of said supports and extend along. the sides The middle portion of each cable is perinanelriti secured to the middle portion of the strengthened edge a of the spring; as shown in Fig. 1. The cables are preferably made of somewhat elastic ma terial so as to yield to a certain extent. In most instances a. woven Wire cable is em-. ployed of similar Wireus the wire of Which the spring proper is composed. For securthe central portion of the cable to the reinforced central edge portion of the spring, rivets bolts, and other suitable means may be used, I prefer however to use the holder shown on an enlarged scale in 3; This holder consists of a. nearly closed metal. ring: 7 to which a screw h is attached having around its upper portion a coiled spring 2' and a nut j on its threaded portion. The metal ring (7 is conveniently placed around the cable and the screw passes i,

the reinforced portion a of the spring while the nut tightens the screw, the

cable, and the reinforced portion a of the spring permanently together.

To further strengthen the middle portion of the spring braces 70, Z, are provided on the lower surface of the central portion of the spring. These braces cross each other in the center as shown in detail in Fig. 4 and have holes 70 P, at their ends so arranged that they may be secured by the screws h, h

which connect the cable and the spring.

Fig. 5 of the drawing illustrates a slight modification of the connection betweenghe cable and the reinforced edge portion. of the,

spring; Instead of connecting the cable dil rectly to the edge portion of the spring short elastic pieces a are provided between v the cable and the edge portion while" the tion,- angular cross braces connecting they said corner supports, a, wire sprung with oopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each Washington, 323. 3.

rowers strengthened longitudinal side edges supported in the cross braces, two woven elastic wire cables suspended one each from two opposite top ends of the vertical extensions of thecorner supports, holders surrounding the middle cable portions. with means thereon to secure them to the middle, side edge portions of the spring, and cross braces on the lower surface of the middle spring portion attached with their ends to the securing means of said holders.

2. in a spring" for beds, couches and the like, corner supports having each an inte gral vertical portion extending beyond the "spring, two woven elastic wire cables susf'pended one each from two opposite top ends of said extensions of the corner supports, holders surrounding the middle cable portions, a screw bolt with spring on each holder for connecting the middle cable portion to the side edge of the spring, and cross braces on the lower surface of the middlespring portion secured with their ends to said, screw bolts of the holders.

Signed at New refs, N. -Y.,-this 10th (1., of January, 1913.

ADOLPH GARE ESE.

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